LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN
50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER
SAI KUNG, HONG KONG ISLAND AND PARTS OF LANTAU ISLAND. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24
AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED
OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY TO BELOW
20 DEGREES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DAYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 11.05.2022